Are electric guitar strings different than acoustic?

gromedrade

My friend let me borrow his electric guitar so i can practice on it because i play acoustic guitar. He is missing a string and im just curious if i ca put my spare acoustic string on it? i dunno just a thought

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Yes, you can put an acoustic guitar string on an electric guitar, but you cannot put an electric guitar string on an acoustic guitar. However, acoustic guitar strings start on the high E at about .13 in guage, and electrics normally start around .09 or .10. While that may not sound like a big difference, it will feel different. Also, acoustic strings are meant for a shorter scale than electrics.

You can go pick up guitar strings for around $5-$7 in most music stores. I would suggest getting whatever their cheapest brand of strings are, I'd guess you wouldn't know the difference. And get yourself either .09 or .10 guage strings for an electric guitar.

can i put nylon strings on an acoustic guitar?

da man

i got a new guitar and i was wondering if i could go buy some nylon strings and put them on my old guitar. Would this sound the same as having a nylon string guitar?

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A nylon string guitar (called some times a classical guitar) *is* an acoustic guitar ... and so is a steel string guitar.

Both require individual types of strings though. Steel strings have higher tension (as pointed out correctly by someone else) and they are meant for steel string guitars only - they will totally break a nylon string guitar.

Nylon strings will not produce enough tension on a guitar braced for steel strings. Furthermore, the strings are fastened differently. You'll use bridge pins to fasten steel strings with a ball end - nylon strings are usually looped and tied to the end of the bridge. You may find nylon strings with ball ends, but these are still meant for nylon string guitars.

Just for the records: The three wound strings in a nylon set have a nylon thread core - they are not steel...

You do have a type of string which is called silk and steel. These are meant for steel string guitars and are softer than regular steel strings.

You might also want to have your guitar looked at and possibly set up properly, if it is hard to play (and that is the reason why you'd want to try out nylon strings).

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Acoustic guitar recommendations for a somewhat beginner?

Olivia

i've been self teaching myself guitar for about 4 years, but i'm still by no means an excellent player. piano's my main instrument and i've been playing it for almost 12 years, so guitar was kinda just a side thing because i wanted to try something new. i go through phases with playing it usually, but now that i'm going off to college, i have to leave my piano, and i really want to take a nice acoustic guitar with me and focus on my guitar playing more.

currently, i have a fender squier...which i know is considered a pretty cheap, crappy acoustic guitar, but i got it in a beginner's guitar kit and so far, it's worked fine for the kind of playing that i would do. now, i want to be more serious about it, but i'd still classify myself as beginner though i have a ton of other musical experience with piano and also singing...

does anyone have any recommendations for the next step up after my squier? i definitely want acoustic rather than electric, and the kind of music that i want to start playing is folk (lots of plucking involved, not just plain strumming chords. kinda like a laura marling style...). i'm not really looking at a certain price range, but obviously i don't want anything too expensive.

any recommendations will be much appreciated!! thank you!
what do you think about alvarez acoustics? i asked this same question late last night and that's what the one answerer suggested along with takamine.

i want to get pretty serious about guitar, and so far i'm getting really into that plucking style of folk music, but my fear is if i buy a guitar known for that, what if i fall out of that plucking phase and i want to play a different style of music instead? i guess i just want an all around good guitar that i can play multiple styles of music on.

do you think it's worth buying one that can be hooked up to an amp? it's not like i'm in a band or anything and giving concerts, but you never know what the future holds...

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Well first you have to decide exactly how serious you'd like to get about guitar. If you're going to keep playing for a while, there is no point in just getting a few steps up; you might as well just go all out and get a nice guitar. It's better to do that than buy a step up, then buy another step up the next year, and so on.

If you like plucking/fingerpicking, you might like a classical guitar a lot more than what you're using now. The strings are further apart and they are either all nylon or half nylon half steel. Those guitars are designed specifically for what you want to do, and as a general rule, get better as they get steeper in price.

If you want to stick with a standard acoustic (like what you have now) the best brands are Taylor and Martin. A step below that would be Breedlove and Takemine.

What kind of acoustic guitar for a beginner?

yugifan109

Hi, Iâm looking to pick up acoustic guitar playing and Iâm not sure what guitar to get. I want one that will last me awhile, yet not that expensive, have 23 frets (or how many is standard) so when I get to more advance I can still use it. What kind of guitar do you think would be good for my needs and be in between $100 and $200 dollars?

Any advice is really appreciated. If there are any starter packs I would go for that too. Just point me in the right direction.

Yugifan109

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The Fender or Yamaha starter kits are usually pretty good at that price. They are both a decent quality of guitar.

However, if you've got about $400 to spend, I usually recommend the Yamaha APX electroacoustic series with cutaway to all my students above 15 yrs old.

And if they've got cash to burn, I recommend the Ovations for electroacoustic or Maton for acoustic only.

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